An international survey of deep brain stimulation procedural steps.

Background: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery is standard of care for the treatment of certain movement disorders.

Objective: We sought to characterize the spectrum of steps performed in DBS surgery, at centers around the world where this surgery is performed.

Methods: We identified the main steps in DBS surgery workflow and grouped these 19 steps into 3 phases (preoperative, operative, and postoperative).